Atlanta’s own, Gringo Star has made a name for themselves as indie darlings with a bit of Brit-rock fuzziness. Their 2008 critically acclaimed debut, All Y’all was praised by several music publications, allowing them to tour in the U.K. as well. The band released their follow up album, Count Yer Lucky Stars, this past October, and are back […]
The week is coming to a close, and we are looking forward to a warmer weekend from this horrible mid-Spring cold! Here are your Thursday appetizers. -Calling all Widespread Panic fans!! WP keyboardist John “JoJo” Hermann and singer-songwriter Sherman Ewing are traveling around playing small venues under the moniker Missing Cat. See them tonight at Smith’s […]
Homegrown and haunting,Kelly McFarling‘s voice spirals powerfully, and progressively over a bed of oldtimey instrumentation. She is from Atlanta, GA, where she learned to sing in church choirs and baseball stadiums, and learned to write through the stories of Flannery O’ Connor and Toni Morrison. She has since wandered out West, where she can be […]
Local ticketing heroes (and our parent company, so excuse us while we toot our own horn) has signed the beautiful, legendary Fox Theatre. Here’s what the Ticket Alternative blog had to say: Things just got a lot more Fabulous here at Ticket Alternative. We are so excited to announce that Atlanta’s legendary Fox Theatre has […]
Happy Monday Morning Atlanta! I hope you had a weekend filled with good food, families, and treats! It’s a pretty quiet Monday, but here are some choices if you feel like getting out of the house. -It’s a double whammy at Smith’s Olde Bar, where you can see Dale Watson doing his “Monday Thang” upstairs, and […]
Halestorm The Strange Case Of… Atlantic Records By Ellen Eldridge Hard-living, ass-kicking women who are also attractive and able to sing are just what this world needs more of, and this is exactly what Halestorm’s front woman, Lzzy Hale, brings to the table with The Strange Case Of…. The single, “Love Bites (And So Do […]
Luckily for indie rockers, Cursive, they don’t have to be men of many words (as you will see below!), their actions speak for themselves. I Am Gemini, the band’s seventh LP, is the follow-up to 2009’s critically praised Mama, I’m Swollen, which caught the attention of publications including Alternative Press, Billboard, Playboy, Rolling Stone, and Time […]
If you are an American rock band a la Kings of Leon-esque raunchiness, then my advice to you is GO TO ENGLAND. There is just something about those Brits that just knows how to make American rock bands famous. For example, California’s Vintage Trouble, played around some local bars for awhile before booking to England […]
Happy Easter and Passover Weekend everyone! Hope you are all ready for yummy brunches, chocolate eggs, chilled family gatherings… or maybe not so chilled. If that’s the case, you might need some rocking shows to help you escape. And we have just the remedy. Check out our tips for the weekend below.
Why would an Atlanta singer with a Southern accent and a bluegrass-music-loving dad end up in Washington, D.C.? To get a master’s degree in physiology and biophysics from Georgetown, of course. Since its formation in the fall of 2006, The Junior League Band has graced numerous stages throughout the country in an effort to introduce a […]
Justin Kennedy was born and raised in the great state of Georgia. He began writing music at the age of 13 and playing all instruments since the age of 6. He has been featured on 94.9 the bull on the bull’s Backyard Country and is a favorite on the Atlanta country station. He joined us […]
By Stephanie Roman Andy Warhol once asked if it would be possible to have a love affair that lasts forever. So far, we’re still in love with Andy. On Saturday night, Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips presented their original score to 13 black and white screen tests shot by Warhol. Former band mates from Luna, […]
A late, but great morning to you Atlanta! It’s a bit quiet around our city this evening, but nonetheless, it’s another beautiful day and you should definitely take advantage of being outside! -For those of you, lucky enough to be in Augusta for the Nationals, The First Tee of Augusta is pleased to announce Darius Rucker […]
Ed Sheeran might not ring too many bells for you now, but he will. The young ginger-haired singer/songwriter has wrapped England around his finger with the success of his single “A Team.” Just this past year at the 2012 Brit Awards, Sheeran swept with Breakthrough Act and Best Male Solo Artist. He is currently touring […]
By Scott Roberts; photos by Sue Volkert (full gallery at the bottom of the post) Anticipation was high for this special in-the-round performance at Eddie’s Attic by literary folk-rockers John Wesley Harding and Joe Pernice, along with novelist Rick Moody, himself also musically knowledgeable and surprisingly tuneful. The three wordsmiths took turns singing, playing, telling […]
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